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THE ARYA MARRIAGE VALIDATION ACT, 1937

THE ARYA MARRIAGE VALIDATION ACT, 1937

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THE ARYA MARRIAGE VALIDATION ACT, 1937

 

The Arya Marriage Validation Act of 1937 is a historic piece of legislation in India that specifically pertains to the validation and recognition of marriages solemnized within the Arya Samaj, a reformist and progressive Hindu religious and social movement. The act was enacted to address concerns regarding the validity of marriages conducted by Arya Samaj priests, especially when such marriages did not conform to traditional Hindu rituals. The act provides legal recognition to Arya Samaj marriages, ensuring their validity under the law

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1 Short title and extent.

2 Marriage between Arya Samajists not to be invalid.

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THE ARYA MARRIAGE VALIDATION ACT, 1937.

1ACT No. XIX OF 1937

[14th April, 1937]

An Act to recognise and remove doubts as to the validity of inter­marriages current among

Arya Samajists.

WHEREAS it is expedient to recognise and place beyond doubt the validity of inter‑marriages of

a class of Hindus known as Arya Samajists ; It is hereby enacted as follows :__

  1. Short title and extent.__

(1) This Act may be called the Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937.

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[(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan and applies also to all citizens of Pakistan wherever they

may be.]

  1. Marriage between Arya Samajists not to be invalid. Notwithstanding any provision of

Hindu Law, usage or custom to the contrary no marriage contracted whether before or after the

commencement of this Act between two persons being at the time of the marriage Arya Samajists

shall be invalid or shall be deemed ever to have been invalid by reason only of the fact that the

parties at any time belonged to different castes or different sub­castes of Hindus or that either or both

of the parties at any time before the marriage belonged to a religion other than Hinduism.

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1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1935, Pt. V, p. 132; and for Report of Select Committee, see ibid., 1936, Pt. V, p, 306. The Act has been applied to

Balochistan, see Gazette of India, 1938, Pt. I, p. 1371.

2Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3. and 2nd Sch. (with ef ect from the 14th October, 1955), for the original sub‑section (2), as amended

by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1940 (32 of 1940), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. and A.O., 1949.

 

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